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Foodbuzz Publisher Community Launches.

Congrats to Foodbuzz!If you’re not familiar with Foodbuzz, it is based in San Francisco and launched its beta Web site, foodbuzz.com, in 2007. In less than a year, Foodbuzz.com has grown a base of over three million users. If you like food, Foodbuzz is such a fun place to visit! © Copyright 2007-2009 La Fuji […]

Autumn brings Pumpkin Palooza and a Giveaway!

Autumn is my favorite time of year. I love the combination of reds, oranges, and yellows, the smell of cinnamon, the cooling of temperatures, and the anticipation of the holiday season. Although autumn isn’t as recognizable here in Southern California as it is in other places I’ve lived, there is still a chill in the […]

Aebleskiver Enabler—Simple Aebleskivers

Some mornings call for special breakfasts, don’tchya think? We just had one of those mornings, so I broke out my aebleskiver pan. I’ve been dying to use it, as it was one of the items in storage while we were living in Japan. If you don’t already know, aebleskivers are little Danish pancakes (they kind […]

Zojirushi: Dreaming of Bentos and Ground Sesame

I became familiar with Zojirushi the first time we lived in Japan. Zojirushi Corporation began operation in 1918 in Osaka. Their brand is very recognizable because of the elephant they use on their corporate logo. I was more familiar with their rice cookers (which are excellent if you were wondering), and so was excited when […]

Blossoming Garnishes—How to carve a carrot ume blossom.

One of the things that I find captivating about Japanese cuisine is the presentation. It is beautiful. I read somewhere that Japanese cuisine takes advantage of the four distinct seasons and that garnishes are often created to give a sense of the season that the dish is representing. Although it is Fall now, I recently […]

Butternut Soup in My French Kitchen

“We came on the wind of the carnival. A warm wind for February, laden with the hot greasy scents of frying pancakes and sausages and powdery-sweet waffles cooked on the hot plate right there by the roadside, with the confetti sleeting down collars and cuffs and rolling in the gutters like an idiot antidote to […]

Out to Lunch at LollyChops

I am currently out to lunch. You can find me over at LollyChops where I am guest posting today! If you are sick of hearing from me, you should still go and visit, Lolly has a wonderful blog! © Copyright 2007-2009 La Fuji Mama, all rights reserved

Takin’ a crack at Lavash + Mango Salsa

Just mix up some ingredients into a dough, knead the dough for 10 minutes or so, let it rise until doubled, roll out very thin, sprinkle on some toppings, cut, and then throw in the oven. Fast and easy! Does that sound like a Daring Bakers challenge to you? Well if it doesn’t, I’m not […]

A delicious mistake: Tarte Tatin

Over the past couple of weeks when I’ve gone to my parents house I make sure to pick a bag of apples to take home with me, as their trees are currently laden down with fruit, and nothing is better than homegrown produce! I recently came home with a particularly bulging sack of apples and […]

Fast & Easy Pizza Dough—Eat 3 slices of pizza and call me in the morning.

I was in labor with Squirrel for 24 hours and then ended up having an emergency c-section. When my doctor made the decision to do the c-section, he did it fast, and an oxygen mask was quickly slipped over my mouth and I was wheeled out, all before anyone told Mr. Fuji what was going […]

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